State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Incidence Rates Data

Incidence Rate Report for New Mexico by County

All Cancer Sites (All Stages^), 2017-2021

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages

Sorted by Rate

Explanation of Column Headers

Objective - The objective of *** is from the Healthy People 2020 project done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Incidence Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The incidence rate is based upon 100,000 people and is an annual rate (or average annual rate) based on the time period indicated. Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population.

Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC/APC:

• Rising when 95% confidence interval of AAPC/APC is above 0.
• Stable when 95% confidence interval of AAPC/APC includes 0.
• Falling when 95% confidence interval of AAPC/APC is below 0.

AAPC/APC (95% Confidence Interval) - the change in rate over time

• Average Annual Percent Change - AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program
• Annual Percent Change - APCs calculated in SEER*Stat.

Other Notes

• Larger confidence intervals indicate less stability of the data. This is often due to low counts that are not quite low enough to be suppressed.
• Data is currently being suppressed if there are fewer than 16 counts for the time period.

Line by Line Interpretation of the Report

New Mexico⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The incidence rate is 370.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 367.3 to 374.1 and 9,817 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.6.

US (SEER+NPCR)¹

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Rate : The incidence rate is 444.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 444.1 to 444.7 and 1,744,459 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to -0.3.

Harding County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 485.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 292.2 to 799.5 and 7 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 1 (1, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.2 to 5.0.

Torrance County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 434.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 394.4 to 477.9 and 98 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 2 (1, 11)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.1 to 1.7.

De Baca County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 415.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 311.1 to 551.5 and 13 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 3 (1, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 2.6.

Dona Ana County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 413.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 401.8 to 425.4 and 1,009 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 4 (1, 8)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.8 to 0.7.

Sandoval County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 406.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 393.1 to 419.8 and 776 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 5 (1, 10)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.1.

Otero County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 400.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 380.6 to 421.3 and 323 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 6 (2, 13)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.3 to 0.5.

Sierra County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 397.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 354.1 to 446.5 and 93 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 7 (1, 22)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.1.

Valencia County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 395.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 376.9 to 413.7 and 387 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 8 (2, 14)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 0.0.

Bernalillo County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 385.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 379.1 to 391.4 and 3,173 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 9 (6, 14)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to -0.4.

Los Alamos County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 379.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 344.6 to 416.2 and 95 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 10 (2, 24)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.3.

Socorro County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 370.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 333.5 to 410.8 and 82 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 11 (2, 27)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.4 to 0.8.

Luna County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 367.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 337.4 to 399.5 and 124 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 12 (3, 25)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 0.8.

Curry County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 365.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 341.6 to 391.3 and 176 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 13 (5, 24)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.8 to 0.1.

Quay County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 363.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 317.1 to 416.6 and 51 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 14 (2, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -8.1 to -0.3.

Eddy County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 360.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 339.6 to 381.6 and 242 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 15 (7, 24)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.4.

Cibola County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 357.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 328.5 to 388.6 and 119 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 16 (6, 27)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 0.4.

Lea County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 355.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 335.2 to 377.0 and 236 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 17 (9, 25)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.2 to 0.9.

Santa Fe County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 355.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 344.2 to 367.3 and 875 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 18 (11, 23)
• Recent Trend : The trend is rising because the trend is 2.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 0.6 to 5.1.

Union County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 351.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 282.8 to 434.1 and 20 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 19 (1, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to 0.9.

Chaves County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 341.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 322.4 to 361.0 and 257 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 20 (12, 28)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.7 to -1.3.

Guadalupe County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 341.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 276.9 to 416.8 and 21 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 21 (2, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to 0.5.

Lincoln County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 326.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 297.9 to 356.8 and 124 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 22 (12, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to 1.4.

San Juan County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Rate : The incidence rate is 323.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 310.2 to 337.9 and 453 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 23 (19, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to -0.3.

Catron County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 322.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 252.2 to 413.9 and 26 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 24 (2, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to 0.5.

Hidalgo County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 321.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 259.4 to 396.5 and 21 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 25 (3, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.4 to 2.1.

Roosevelt County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 319.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 284.6 to 357.5 and 64 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 26 (12, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -5.9 to -1.3.

Grant County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 318.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 294.1 to 345.2 and 154 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 27 (16, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.6.

Taos County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 318.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 295.7 to 342.3 and 182 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 28 (17, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to 4.0.

San Miguel County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 318.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 291.9 to 346.2 and 127 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 29 (16, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.9 to 0.2.

Mora County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 311.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 250.8 to 384.6 and 23 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 30 (4, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to 0.6.

McKinley County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 305.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 287.7 to 324.9 and 222 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 31 (21, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.6 to 0.1.

Rio Arriba County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 302.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 281.9 to 325.1 and 170 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 32 (21, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.0 to -1.0.

Colfax County⁷

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Rate : The incidence rate is 295.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 259.1 to 336.3 and 60 average annual cases over 2017-2021.
• CI*Rank ⋔ : 33 (17, 33)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.2.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/09/2025 6:32 am.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
† Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Rates calculated using SEER*Stat. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI. The US Population Data File is used for SEER and NPCR incidence rates.
Rates and trends are computed using different standards for malignancy. For more information see malignant.html.

^ All Stages refers to any stage in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Summary/Historic Combined Summary Stage (2004+).
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: SEER and NPCR data. For more specific information please see the table.

Data for the United States does not include data from Indiana.
Data for the United States does not include Puerto Rico.